Played Wed 3/20 830 time, 4:15 round. Pleasant day. Punching soon. Greens running fast, slow 11 i think. Quite a few ball marks. Divots everywhere. It's like, what's the point of filling my divo... Continue »

Played Wed 3/20 830 time, 4:15 round. Pleasant day. Punching soon. Greens running fast, slow 11 i think. Quite a few ball marks. Divots everywhere. It's like, what's the point of filling my divot, there's 7 around me. But other than golfer maintenance negligence, course in decent muni shape. Good track. Very playable. Dried out from the rains. Had a good time.

Played in a shotgun 8am on sunday 9/25. Breezy day. Slow shotgun round. About the same as last week. Greens soft and bumpy, stimp 10, decent shape all around. Looks like they are punching next wee... Continue »

Played in a shotgun 8am on sunday 9/25. Breezy day. Slow shotgun round. About the same as last week. Greens soft and bumpy, stimp 10, decent shape all around. Looks like they are punching next week... so plan accordingly. BTW, great bloody mary.

Played Sunday 9/17, 12:30 tee time. Nice pleasant day, warm with a 1-2 club breeze that turned into a 2+ breeze the last hour of the round. 5 hr round: 2:45 on the front, 2:15 on the back. Greens ... Continue »

Played Sunday 9/17, 12:30 tee time. Nice pleasant day, warm with a 1-2 club breeze that turned into a 2+ breeze the last hour of the round. 5 hr round: 2:45 on the front, 2:15 on the back. Greens a bit bumpy and soft, but quick, a solid 11 on the stimp. The course overall in pretty good shape, really good muni shape. Bunkers decent. Overall, had a great time, I always enjoy this track. Will be back out next week for a scramble.

I never played Haggin Oaks but always wanted to play this MacKenzie course. I happened to be in town so I stopped in a for a quick 18 at 2:15 on a Sat afternoon and finished in 3hr 45 playing as a 3... Continue »

I never played Haggin Oaks but always wanted to play this MacKenzie course. I happened to be in town so I stopped in a for a quick 18 at 2:15 on a Sat afternoon and finished in 3hr 45 playing as a 3-some. I did not get to the range, grill or 'super store' located on site so this is only a review of the MacKenzie course.

Upon arrival I was taken aback by the size of the parking lot and overall size of the "operation", I can only imagine this place must get a ton of play. There are beautiful trees throughout the course and a rather serene setting. I loved the holes that had trees in the fairway requiring creative shots and the few holes that had a MacKenzie staple, sneaky bunker. The only downers overall was there were quite a few tee boxes with many homeless living just outside the fences from tee to about halfway down the fairway.

Tee boxes: decent shape, much use, very muni-esque

Fairways: In good shape, many nice lies in the fairways but I did notice a ton of un-repaired divots. On one hole, I walked from my 160yd approach with the divot mix and practically emptied it on so many large un-repaired divots. PSA: try to leave it better than you found it :) the golf gods will reward you.

Bunkers: I was only in a few thank goodness but overall impressed at the type of sand; it was nice and easy to get a club through.

Greens: These were on the softer side, average speed and not very fast. As a first timer, I'm not sure if this is always the case. Aside from a few diabolical, big breakering greens; overall in good shape and roll true. I found myself repairing many sizable pitch marks from previous groups. I'd say 18 is the most flat, rolls true with good chance for a birdie.

I paid $50 Sat afternoon with cart which seemed like a fair price on a weekend. I was expecting more MacKenzie but I think I only saw his work a few times. Now that I've read more reviews, I realize that when the course was redone much of the Good Doctor's work was replaced... It's a bit of a shame since the course is capitalizing on his name and he'd probably be rolling over seeing all the cart paths cutting through the Oaks and only a few remnants of his work. I'd say skip it if you're trying to play MacKenzie courses but if you're in the area it's not a bad bang for the buck.

Played in a shotgun scramble sunday 9/25, 8am tee off, 5:30 round. Course in fabulous shape. Greens running fast and true, I'd say a fast 10, slow 11. Entire course looks and plays great. Bunkers ... Continue »

Played in a shotgun scramble sunday 9/25, 8am tee off, 5:30 round. Course in fabulous shape. Greens running fast and true, I'd say a fast 10, slow 11. Entire course looks and plays great. Bunkers looked excellent. For all of the heat this summer, it's come out of it splendidly. Slow due to tournament. Had a great day.

Hey Gang - Quick update. Course is in good shape for the most part. Greens are running true and fast. Probably some of the best in the area. Fairways are a little light and brown in spots but not ... Continue »

Hey Gang - Quick update. Course is in good shape for the most part. Greens are running true and fast. Probably some of the best in the area. Fairways are a little light and brown in spots but not bad overall. Looks like courses in the area are starting to repair their bunkers and Haggin seems to be one of them. Many courses I'v'e played in the last year let their bunker go and even unplayable. I'm starting to see that turn for the better and Haggin is one of them. There is actually sand in the bunkers (not hard pan or mud). Haggin is a good local course with lots of tee options and a good challenge. $52 to walk on the weekend. It's worth the fee in my book. Enjoy.

Course in good winter shape. 12:15 tee time. $32 special which included the cart. They offer one special a day. I booked my twosome about 5 days prior. I did notice it is $25 to walk after 1pm, the co... Continue »

Course in good winter shape. 12:15 tee time. $32 special which included the cart. They offer one special a day. I booked my twosome about 5 days prior. I did notice it is $25 to walk after 1pm, the course is flat and easy to walk but with some distance between greens and tees. 4:15 pace and there were a couple of fivesomes up ahead of us. I'm pretty sure this course is always super busy. Tee boxes were a little shaggy, if that bothers you. Fairways were winter medium, might be perfect with a little rain. Bunkers had good sand and big beautiful lips. Greens were very smooth, medium fast and medium soft with very few ball marks. No roll in the fairways and little roll on run up shots, so the 6,500 tees played very long. Whites were 6,000. I didn't notice till later but you can play a combo set that's about 62 and change. Bet it play's much different in the summer. Hadn't played here in over 15 years and didn't remember any of it. Good solid golf course, wide fairways, pretty bunkers and interesting greens. You can see some of the Alister Mackenzie influence on the course. If I lived closer I'd play it a few times a month. Recommend

Got to get out for a second day in Sacramento with Deepsea14. We chose Haggin Oaks -Mackenzie course as it was close to my hotel (base camp for the week). Plus, I’ve read about this course over th... Continue »

Got to get out for a second day in Sacramento with Deepsea14. We chose Haggin Oaks -Mackenzie course as it was close to my hotel (base camp for the week). Plus, I’ve read about this course over the years and wanted to give it a shot. The track is a flat parkland style layout so we chose to walk as it’s very easy to do so on this course.

First off entering the “complex” is just that. It’s a huge “Complex”. With two championship 18 hole courses, a large driving range and three separate buildings (plus maintenance buildings). One building is just the shopping area for clothes. Then there’s the pro shop which has shoes and such plus player check in. Then there’s the restaurant which has a nice outdoor patio area.

For a municipal course the conditions were nice. Greens were soft, easily holding well struck approach shots. The down side of soft greens like that are the numerous ball marks and unrepaired divots. The greens rolled at a respectable medium-fast pace. Some of the greens had some serious Alister Mackenzie style undulations making it key to be on the right tier of the green. Other greens were docile enough to give you hope.

Fairways were very lush for the most part. A few thin spots here and there throughout the course but overall the fairways were a pleasant surprise. Some of the fairways were narrow and others had a generous landing area.

First cut of rough was very manageable at only 1-2” thick. After that and it could either be patchy grass, hardpan or a mixture.

I was only in one sand trap and it was also a pleasant surprise. The bunker had a decent amount of sand making it easy to get the club under the ball.

Being that the course was 10 minutes away it worked out perfect. However, the conditions were also worth it. Pop was a bit slow (just under 4.5 hours). I certainly want to experience some of the other courses in the Sacramento area but I can easily see me playing here again for the combination of the good conditions and convenient location

Played Wed 4/15, 9:25am, walking 4some, 4:15 rd. Surprisingly smooth and quick round for a full tee sheet. Course in good shape. always found this layout interesting. Greens in decent shape... put... Continue »

Played Wed 4/15, 9:25am, walking 4some, 4:15 rd. Surprisingly smooth and quick round for a full tee sheet. Course in good shape. always found this layout interesting. Greens in decent shape... putted on the slower side... slow10, but were really firm and had a hard time holding shots/chips. I forgot the route doesn't take you back to clubhouse, and there is no beverage cart, and no water on the course... and it was warm... bring provisions!!! Range open every other spot. Had a good time.